Collection of Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns Greatest Hits from the 1980's and includes the only available recording of the Crowns performing 96 Tears.

Songs include: Let's Go, Buena, Party Weekend, Person Person, Lupe, Susan Friendly, Houston El Mover, Let's Get Pretty, Don't Bug Me Baby, Federales, Wild 14, Don't Let a Woman, Bad Rap, Caca De Vaca, Betty's World, Dinero, Kicks On You, Baby Let's Go To Mexico, 96 Tears.

Joe King Carrasco landed back in the studio late 2012 - this time with Ernie Durawa, Speedy Sparks and Augie Meyers, three members of his first band, El Molino and recorded a new CD, ‘Tlaquepaque’. The plan was to record a couple songs, but they couldn't stop and ended up recording a full CD, all written by Joe King Carrasco. Joe’s songwriting only gets better which is apparent on this recording with mostly new songs exhibiting diverse musical styles including Garage Rock, San Antonio Rumba Blues, Polka, Vamp Rock, Tex-Mex, Cha-cha, and more. During the recording, many amazing musician friends stopped in to add tracks including Jesse Dayton, Joe Morales, Aaron Lack, Chuggy Hernandez, Jimmy Shortell, Marcello Gauna, John X Reed, Gil Herman and Lisa York.

Songs include: Tlaquepaque, I Saw My Baby, Anna, Ayudame Lupe, Mas Mas, Por Que, Buena, Make Believe Kisses, Bienvenidos Al rincon De Los Borrachos, Tell Me, Donna Do Ya Wanna, Karmalita.

Recorded 1994; Remastered and released June 2011 by Anaconda Records

Songs Include: Noche, El Arroyo, Easy Going, Looking For A Party, Vamos A Get Down, That's What She Said, Hurricane, Bump and Run.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (vocals, guitar); Tom Cruz (lead electric guitar); Chris Stephenson (keyboard, vocals); Chuggy Hernandez (bass, vocals), Havier Zentino (drums).

Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns reunited in the summer of 2011 and toured across Texas. They had so much fun, they went back into the studio and recorded a new CD.

Songs include: Drug Thru the Mud, Que Wow, Havin a Ball, Nacho Daddy, Yo Soy Tuyo, My Lil Anna, 1313 Jamaica, Pachuco Hop, Vamos A Matar El Chango, Macho Grande, Rosa La Famosa, Right On Catcheton, Bandido Rock.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (vocals, guitar), Kris Cummings (vocals, vox organ), Brad Kizer (vocals, bass), Mike Navarro (drums, vocals).

Released May 2011

This benefit concert raised money to help Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in their work of rescuing homeless and abused dogs and finding them loving safe homes. A portion of each sale from this CD will go to nonprofit dog rescue groups in an effort to make the lives of these precious animals better. 50% of the USA sales of this CD will go back to Viva Perros and 100% of Mexico sales will go to Puerto Vallarta SPCA.

Songs include: Baby Let's Go To Mexico, Rock Esta Noche, Mas Mas, Banana, Tequila Revolution, Rosa La Famos, Wasted Days And Wasted Nights, Muchos Frijoles Borracho, Jesus Malverde, Chihuahua, Por Que.

Released in 2007 by Anaconda Records.

Songs Include - Rancho No Tengo, It's These Changes, Chasin' Simpatico, El Momento de Verdad, Rumors, If You ain't From West Texas, Turn Left at Nogales, Driftin' Apart, Balazos, Hungover in Oklahoma City, Because A Woman, Macho Grande, Adios Terlingua, Rancho No Tengo Instrumental, If'n Myself To Death, Que Le Vaya Bien.

Recorded 1994; Remastered and released June 2011 by Anaconda Records

Songs Include: Another Snake In The Grass, Care To Explain, Crawl, Dirty Job, Hurts To Hurt, Last Call, One Love, Prisoner, Steal Your Love, Won't Let You Fall.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (vocals, guitar); Tom Cruz (lead electric guitar); Chris Stephenson (keyboard, vocals); Chuggy Hernandez (bass, vocals), Havier Zentino (drums). Additional musicians: Gil Herman (sax, Vocals); Onelio Mednia (trumpet), Jerry Quinterio (keyboards); Louis Murillo (percussions); Laurence Rosco (background vocals, guitar); Richard Cagle (vocals).

Released in 1993 by Royal Texacali Records.

Songs include- Chihuahua , Vi Va Vi Va Va Va Voom , Knockin' on Heaven's Door , El Arroyo , Last Call For Love , One Love Beat of My Heart, Vera Cruz, Tocame , Break Down The Border , Care To Explain , Easy Goin' , Pacha Mama , Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (guitars and vocals), John DiGrazia (lead guitar,harmonies), Ian Brooks (drums), Tony Puenta (percussion), William Longoria (bass guitar).

Released in 1987 by Rior Records.

Songs include - Juarez and Zapata , Pachuco Hop , Bandido Rock , Arriba Sandino , Hey Gringo "No Pasaran" , Banana , Chicano Town , Dame Tu Nook Nook , Kry Tuff , Fuera Yanqui.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (guitars and vocals), Bobby Balderama (lead guitar), Marcilo Gauna (accordion,harmonies, bajo sexto), George Reiff (bass guitar,harmonies), Dick Ross (drums).

Songs include - Jalapeno con Big Red, Mezcal Road, Black Cloud , Tell Me , I'm A Fool To Care , Rock Esta Noche , Funky Butt , Every Woman , Please Mr. Sandman , Just a Mile Away.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (guitars and vocals), Ike Ritter (lead guitar) , Augie Meyers & Arturo "sauce" Gonzalez (keyboards) , Speedy Sparks (bass guitar) , Eracleo Morales & Louie Bustos (tenor saxophone) , Ernie Durawa & Richard Elizondo (drums), Charlie MacBurney (trumpet), David Mercer (farfisa), Al Castro (Marimbas), Jerry Silvas & Frank Rodarte (sax harmony on Mezcal Road).

Back on August 16, 1976 I went into ZAZ studio in San Antonio an made my first recording performingTell Me, which is on the latest Texas Tornado CD, and Tex-Mex polka classic, Mezcal Road, with the El Molino band consisting of Richard Elizondo, Ike Ritter, David Mercer, Rocky Morales, Ernie Durawa and Speedy Sparks. At this time I was heavily influenced by the San Antonio Mexican lounge band sound. Richard Elizondo really got me into Louie Prima, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Clanton and San Antonios' own Sunny Ozuna, who sang Talk To Me. Shadowing above all this was Doug Sahm, to whom some members of El Molino had played on and off with through the years continuing on to present day. I had absolutely no idea of what I was getting into, as I had never been into a recording studio before, but for $250. you could get one night plus 250 45 singles. So we went for it, and what a party it was-about 10 cases of Schlitz beer combined with bennies and Oaxaxcan and out comes my first single.

We really didn't finish it up till about 1978. It was mixed by Roger Harris who is famous for his work on Freddy Fenders' Before the Next Teardrop Falls. A lot of my closest friends consider this to be my best effort to date! It was definitely pure and innocent. Later on I heard that Elvis Costello used to play Jalapeno Con Big Red on his London radio show.

When El Molino performed live you never really knew which members were going to show up. So some club owners would try to get out of paying full price. So I figured as long as this guy Carrasco showed up, there wouldn't be any problem with dinero, and I don't mean Robert! So I needed a title. I wanted a name that had royalty tied in like-Sir Douglass Quintet, Lord August or Prince Rockin Sydney. I decided on Count Carrasco and El Molino, but my future manager, Joe Nick Patoski said Joe King Carrasco sounded cooler.

Recorded in 1981, Remastered and released in 2011

Songs include - Houston El Mover , Gimme Sody, One More Time, Let's Get Pretty, Caca de Vaca, Bad, Bad Girls, Don't Bug Me Baby, Buena, Nervoused Out, Betty's World, I Get My Kicks On You, Party Doll, Gimmy Sody, Judy, Susan Friendly, Federales, Wild 14, Bad Rap, Gin Baby Gin, That's The Love, Tu U Ou Va.

The Players: Joe King Carrasco (guitars and vocals), Kris Cummings (keyboards), Brad Kizer (bass guitar), Mike Navarro (drums).